Colocasia Schott

Colocasia esculenta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Colocasieae
Genus: Colocasia
Species: C. adiana – C. affinis – C. boyceana – C. dibangensis – C. esculenta – C. fallax – C. fontanesii – C. hassanii – C. kachinensis – C. lihengiae – C. mannii – C. menglaensis – C. oresbia – C. spongifolia

Source(s) of checklist:  (en)
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Colocasia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accedit el: 2024 Oct. 22. Reference page.

nom

Colocasia Schott, Melet. Bot. [Schott & Endlicher] 18 (1832), nom. cons.

• Type species: Colocasia antiquorum Schott. (= synonym of Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott)

Homonyms

• Colocasia Link, Diss. Bot. 77 (1795), nom. rej. = synonym of Zantedeschia Spreng.

References

Primary references

• Schott, H.W. & Endlicher, S.L. 1832. Meletemata Botanica. C. Gerold, Wien. 36 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Li Heng & Boyce, P.C. 2010 in Colocasia pp. 22–23, In: Zheng-yi, Raven, P.H., Hong, D. Flora of China Volume 23: Acoraceae through Cyperaceae [sections Description and Systematics]. Science Press und Missouri Botanical Garden Press. ISBN 978-1-930723-99-3.
• Lim, T.K. 2014. Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants: Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer. ISBN 978-94-017-9511-1. Google Books.
• Umberto Quattrocchi 2016. CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. (5 Volume Set). CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4822-5064-0. Google Books.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Colocasia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accedit el: 2024 Oct. 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Colocasia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accedit el: 2024 Oct. 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Colocasia. Published online. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Elephant ear
• suomi: Taarot
• עברית: קולקס
• latviešu: kolokāzijas
• svenska: Tarosläktet

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